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Hello and welcome to the dw stadium, the home of rugby league's reigning | :00:43. | :00:45. | |
Super League champions, the Warriors. They begin their defence | :00:45. | :00:49. | |
of that title in earnest in the play-offs against their dreaded | :00:49. | :00:53. | |
local rivals, St Helens. It's been a season of up and downs, but this | :00:53. | :00:55. | |
is where the season gets really is where the season gets really | :00:55. | :00:58. | |
is where the season gets really serious. 14 becomes eight. Is it | :00:58. | :01:08. | |
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the way the league table looked at touch and go as to what the make-up | :01:20. | :01:24. | |
of the top eight would finally be. Brian Noble is a man who knows all | :01:24. | :01:28. | |
about the play-offs, a former Bradford and Wigan coach. This is a | :01:28. | :01:32. | |
seat where you once sat as a Wigan coach. Not so much SAT, I jump | :01:32. | :01:39. | |
around, walked over to the other side. Very familiar with this. | :01:39. | :01:43. | |
surprises for you as far as that top eight is concerned? Not really. | :01:43. | :01:49. | |
The big talking point was would Castleford stay in the eighth. Two | :01:49. | :01:53. | |
clubs hard on their heels, which one would bawl out? It happened to | :01:53. | :02:00. | |
be Castleford as we saw last week. When you look at the age, they are | :02:00. | :02:06. | |
a lot stronger. Warrington and Wigan have been the teams of this | :02:06. | :02:11. | |
season. They played fantastic football. Warrington have scored | :02:11. | :02:15. | |
tonnes of points. They've defended their line really well. They are | :02:15. | :02:19. | |
there for a reason, they are there on merit. If it's not going to be | :02:19. | :02:24. | |
those two, who catches your fancy outside? St Helens. If they get | :02:24. | :02:28. | |
their best players on, which they haven't managed to do for long | :02:28. | :02:31. | |
periods this year, I think they've got the game that could trouble | :02:31. | :02:34. | |
got the game that could trouble both Wigan and Warrington. Remember, | :02:34. | :02:38. | |
as far as rugby league is concerned, it's not the team that finishes top | :02:38. | :02:41. | |
of the table at the regular season that gets the ground of champions, | :02:41. | :02:43. | |
you have to win the play-offs to do you have to win the play-offs to do | :02:43. | :02:48. | |
that. Here's how that works. Are you sitting comfortably, here we go. | :02:48. | :02:52. | |
The top war macro teams play each other, with Warrington and Wigan at | :02:52. | :02:55. | |
home. Warrington to Huddersfield, Wigan playing St Helens. The | :02:55. | :02:59. | |
winners go through to week three and a home tie in the qualifying | :02:59. | :03:04. | |
semi-finals. The losers go into the preliminary semi-finals next week. | :03:04. | :03:08. | |
The teams who finished 5th to eighth place each other, with Leeds | :03:09. | :03:12. | |
and Catalan Dragons at home, Hull FC and Hull Kingston Rovers are the | :03:12. | :03:16. | |
visitors. All the losers, it's a simple you are out. The winners go | :03:16. | :03:20. | |
into the next round, with league positions to -- determining who | :03:20. | :03:24. | |
they play. The lowest ranked team from these elimination play-off | :03:24. | :03:30. | |
place the highest ranked loser from the top four teams. The winners of | :03:30. | :03:33. | |
these preliminary semi-final going to week three, to meet the two | :03:33. | :03:37. | |
teams have had the week off. We will be asking questions later! The | :03:37. | :03:40. | |
highest ranked team to get this far director chooses their opponents | :03:41. | :03:44. | |
from the two coming the long way round for their semi-final. The | :03:44. | :03:49. | |
other two play each other. From hereon in it's a straight knockout | :03:49. | :03:53. | |
to the Grand Final at Old Trafford on October eighth. Every year we | :03:53. | :03:56. | |
talk through that process and I still don't think I understand it. | :03:56. | :04:00. | |
But does it work, but top-eight play-offs? Of course it works. | :04:00. | :04:04. | |
Because it gives you an exciting end to the season. Everyone has | :04:04. | :04:07. | |
something to play ball right to number eight in the competition | :04:07. | :04:12. | |
ladder. It can be a bit spellbinding if you don't look at | :04:12. | :04:15. | |
it. Now there are eight and not six, there's less opportunity for the | :04:15. | :04:19. | |
top teams to be knocked out, or more opportunity for the team's | :04:19. | :04:23. | |
underneath them to have a crack at it. It does sound complicated but | :04:23. | :04:26. | |
it gives everybody a breath of fresh air at the end of the year. | :04:26. | :04:30. | |
Tony Smith, the Warrington coach, is saying he would rather see a | :04:30. | :04:36. | |
top-six than a top aide, quality rewarded. Perhaps. He has a point. | :04:36. | :04:39. | |
When it was a top six before, you'd literally finish top of the league | :04:40. | :04:43. | |
and had one game to get into the Grand Final. Now the reality of | :04:43. | :04:47. | |
that is you have to tutu macro. That's rewarding excellence | :04:47. | :04:51. | |
throughout the year. We have to pay attention to that when reformulate | :04:51. | :04:55. | |
our divisions. Six or eight, it's still really exciting when it comes | :04:55. | :05:00. | |
to it. It's Warrington will come first. Warrington did finish top, | :05:00. | :05:03. | |
they are in action against Huddersfield Giants. This is a | :05:03. | :05:07. | |
repeat of last year's thrilling encounter which saw Huddersfield | :05:07. | :05:10. | |
just told of a Warrington fightback to dump the Wolves out of the play- | :05:10. | :05:15. | |
offs. The Giants may be confident of another upset, having beaten | :05:15. | :05:19. | |
Warrington in two of their three meetings this season. But Tony | :05:19. | :05:22. | |
Smith's team are in a rich vein of form. Winning their last 10 league | :05:22. | :05:26. | |
matches to finish top of the regular season table for the first | :05:26. | :05:32. | |
time since 1973. This Warrington side of history makers. Based Start | :05:32. | :05:35. | |
the play-off series with a seemingly excellent chance of | :05:35. | :05:43. | |
making the grand final. High expectations at the Halliwell Jones | :05:43. | :05:48. | |
Stadium. Nathan Brown, the Giants coach, looks the coal -- coolest | :05:48. | :05:52. | |
customer of them all. The Giants have had a poor end to the season | :05:52. | :05:56. | |
but they do have a player of pedigree and they have plenty of | :05:56. | :06:06. | |
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operation to clear a spot of double vision. It's pretty close to full | :06:10. | :06:14. | |
strength for the Wolves. Huddersfield are missing their | :06:14. | :06:24. | |
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first two choice centres. Cudjoe Huddersfield ended Warrington's | :06:32. | :06:36. | |
season here in the play-offs last year, but it's a very different | :06:36. | :06:41. | |
Wolves outbid they face today, with confidence surging after finishing | :06:41. | :06:44. | |
top of the league leaders latter for the first time in 38 years. | :06:44. | :06:51. | |
It's quite a night here. It is. We are going to see high-intensity in | :06:51. | :06:54. | |
these first 15-20 minutes. The Warrington forwards have been | :06:54. | :07:01. | |
pumping themselves up. They've just spilled over the top. There is | :07:01. | :07:07. | |
something about play-off rugby league. A tackle from Carvell there. | :07:07. | :07:11. | |
But there is something about this state of the season. Everybody | :07:11. | :07:21. | |
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lifts a notch or two. The adrenalin Huddersfield into position. It | :07:38. | :07:43. | |
deflected. It's intercepted and it's a chance for a clearing | :07:43. | :07:53. | |
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reference, Simon Grix. Warrington They are feeling the pressure again | :08:16. | :08:26. | |
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something again. King with a surge. Just enough in defence by Brough to | :08:36. | :08:42. | |
hold him up in the first instance. Warrington still have the momentum | :08:42. | :08:52. | |
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into gold dust. First try for Warrington. Maybe not the route | :08:58. | :09:08. | |
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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 41 seconds | :09:08. | :09:50. | |
they chose, but effective none the half. This could be a 4020 if it | :09:50. | :10:00. | |
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Warrington, having already established that lead, find | :10:21. | :10:28. | |
themselves just a couple of minutes later looking... Here is Michael | :10:28. | :10:38. | |
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a score by Grix. -- Hodgson. Warrington already looked to be in | :10:53. | :11:03. | |
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real control here. Outstanding they've practised time and time | :11:06. | :11:16. | |
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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 41 seconds | :11:16. | :11:56. | |
Briers. It's a penalty. Tackle out Bridge again. A sniff of a real | :11:56. | :12:02. | |
opportunity here for Warrington. Flat ball! Wonderful pass. Monaghan | :12:02. | :12:10. | |
the sliding in. Even the coach is impressed with that one. But the | :12:10. | :12:14. | |
referee wants to put this to the video. Was there an Obst auction in | :12:14. | :12:20. | |
the build-up? -- abstraction. just think that's a poor decision | :12:20. | :12:30. | |
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from the defender. I think this try moment. Lovely pass around the back. | :12:34. | :12:44. | |
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An absolute delight for pass. -- can Huddersfield get themselves | :12:52. | :12:57. | |
back into this? We know how quickly momentum can turn in Super League, | :12:57. | :13:02. | |
but the way Warrington are playing it is hard to see a way back for | :13:02. | :13:12. | |
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What about that? Absolute smasher! Back-to- back. Everybody is loving | :13:23. | :13:33. | |
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their snouts. Huddersfield are to find Riley on the edge. Great | :13:42. | :13:52. | |
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difficult to stop from that range. Sit back and relax if you are the | :14:04. | :14:14. | |
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culture of Warrington. -- coach of with recovery by it Scott Grix with | :14:18. | :14:23. | |
a tackle. Two more tackles to be made otherwise it's a Warrington | :14:23. | :14:33. | |
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try. Here is king - a try number A lovely ball from Monaghan. Great | :14:43. | :14:48. | |
strength in offload to King. He's like it in the corner. Warrington | :14:48. | :14:58. | |
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are a little bit white-hot at the Raiko to getting a hammering, | :14:58. | :15:04. | |
people making faces behind your back. They are going adventurous | :15:04. | :15:14. | |
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Cheeky as you like. That is Lee Briers all over. He has just shown | :15:28. | :15:32. | |
that. Tony Smith barely has anything to say at half-time, I am | :15:32. | :15:42. | |
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sure. His side lead by 25 hype -- squeezed and held on to him, would | :16:10. | :16:20. | |
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not allow him to play. Nothing is Monaghan into the corner. Lovely | :16:43. | :16:48. | |
play from Monaghan again. I don't know how many times we saw that | :16:48. | :16:51. | |
this evening, with Briers around the back and a short ball to | :16:51. | :17:01. | |
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Huddersfield being outgunned by the team that finished top of the pile. | :17:18. | :17:24. | |
Cooper has taken Warrington within 12 metres of the Huddersfield line. | :17:24. | :17:30. | |
Hodgson against his former side. I am sure it will make it feel extra | :17:30. | :17:34. | |
sweet. I have lost count of the number of times they have gone down | :17:34. | :17:42. | |
the right side. It was an arcing run. His cause in the corner again. | :17:42. | :17:52. | |
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Briers, a lovely ball. Gilmour overcome. The video referee is | :18:27. | :18:37. | |
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giving guidance about the ball in the back door, tried to push the | :18:43. | :18:48. | |
pass. Adkins flicks it. Myler just kicks on. For me this is going to | :18:48. | :18:53. | |
be a try. I don't think anything could rule this play out. Here | :18:53. | :18:57. | |
comes confirmation of the 8th try of the night, Myler putting his | :18:57. | :19:06. | |
name on the scoresheet. He takes the contact, tries to push the pass. | :19:06. | :19:09. | |
Look at that Kinzett writer been the defensive line and Myler | :19:09. | :19:13. | |
alongside him as well -- look at Adkins right up on the defensive | :19:13. | :19:23. | |
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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 41 seconds | :19:23. | :20:10. | |
line. We see Malia, he tries to come finish like that who can argue. | :20:11. | :20:18. | |
Nine tries for Warrington tonight. King and Atkins have shown the | :20:18. | :20:24. | |
dominance in the centre. Adkins takes a lovely line. He cuts inside | :20:24. | :20:30. | |
two defenders. A great score under the sticks. The dominance, the | :20:30. | :20:36. | |
movement of the Warrington players. There are three players in the | :20:36. | :20:42. | |
frame and Atkins runs a great line as could centres will do. He is too | :20:42. | :20:49. | |
quick and too strong and scores. Briers safe as you like puts it | :20:49. | :20:59. | |
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will be disappointed with what he has seen, as well Huddersfield | :21:23. | :21:30. | |
supporters. They have travelled over the Pennines. It has been a | :21:30. | :21:36. | |
fine performance tonight, a terrific start for them. Old | :21:36. | :21:46. | |
Trafford is just one game away. They were at their best. They have | :21:46. | :21:49. | |
played better than that through the year. Some days you have that in | :21:49. | :21:54. | |
sport, when you won or tat your best. Fortunately it was as tonight, | :21:54. | :21:58. | |
Huddersfield this time. We know we were a better team than we | :21:58. | :22:05. | |
performed tonight. We can grow one way or the other, we can put in a | :22:05. | :22:10. | |
good performance. Sides go both ways over the years. I have been | :22:10. | :22:14. | |
involved insides that go both ways. There is a lot to play for. We will | :22:14. | :22:19. | |
knuckle down. We have a nice, strong group of blokes and next | :22:19. | :22:24. | |
week we can improve. You get to choose Europe next opponents. Is | :22:24. | :22:29. | |
that the prospect you were looking forward to? No, I am not bothered. | :22:29. | :22:34. | |
I will play whoever they decide for us to play. It makes no difference. | :22:34. | :22:37. | |
If you are going to be good enough throughout the finals you have to | :22:37. | :22:43. | |
play the best. We are happy whichever one. I'm not big on the | :22:43. | :22:47. | |
whole thing. We have been pretty consistent all year, score plenty | :22:47. | :22:51. | |
of points but the most pleasing aspect through the year was having | :22:51. | :22:55. | |
the best defensive record and tonight to keep any team-0 is a | :22:56. | :23:00. | |
great achievement. We are confident but we know it is an extremely good | :23:00. | :23:05. | |
-- tough game and a home advantage will be a big bonus. We get to have | :23:05. | :23:10. | |
a week off. Some of the boys have bumps and bruises. We get a week | :23:10. | :23:14. | |
off and get ready for a tough game. Warrington looking good, the Wigan | :23:14. | :23:17. | |
finds behind us making the noise ahead of this game against St | :23:17. | :23:20. | |
Helens which is taking place in a short while. They will be hoping | :23:21. | :23:24. | |
their side will be as impressive as Warrington because they looked very | :23:24. | :23:28. | |
good, Warrington? Everything they did came off. Huddersfield were | :23:28. | :23:34. | |
shell-shocked. Nathan down had a difficult job. You can't take | :23:34. | :23:38. | |
anything away from Warrington. They have a lot of points. Is there a | :23:38. | :23:43. | |
danger of peaking too soon in the players? I don't think so. I think | :23:43. | :23:50. | |
you're form has to be good. They have great forwards and Monaghan | :23:50. | :23:53. | |
directing the team around the field. They are fabulous. They will be | :23:53. | :23:57. | |
careful. They have to know they have a week off and they can't let | :23:57. | :24:01. | |
their mentality slip. Complacency is the only danger for them. | :24:01. | :24:06. | |
Huddersfield, next week, how difficult is it the them? They had | :24:06. | :24:10. | |
as disappointing end to the regular season and a flashing in the play- | :24:10. | :24:13. | |
offs. This week it is trapdoor football. If they lose they're gone. | :24:13. | :24:17. | |
There is the element of fear in their performance. That can do | :24:17. | :24:22. | |
wonders. There will be an ILA front of fear from Nathan Brown but he | :24:22. | :24:26. | |
can turn it around in one performance. That is Warrington | :24:26. | :24:30. | |
safely through, then it get next week off. What about the second | :24:30. | :24:34. | |
game of the weekend? Catalan against Hull Kingston Rovers and | :24:34. | :24:43. | |
Tanya Arnold has the story of the spot, Hull KR travelled to France | :24:43. | :24:47. | |
where they have won just a couple of weeks ago. Justin Morgan needed | :24:47. | :24:54. | |
defeat to bring an end to his six- year spell in charge. But the | :24:54. | :24:58. | |
Dragons were in no mood to do the visiting coach any favours. With | :24:58. | :25:05. | |
Hull KR deepened the home side half, men's is intercepted Watts' pass. | :25:05. | :25:09. | |
He could probably have scored himself but gifted Blanch the first | :25:09. | :25:19. | |
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try of the evening with just two then scored the second soon after, | :25:22. | :25:32. | |
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latching onto a short pass from minutes in an Blanch grabbed his | :25:38. | :25:42. | |
second after a sweeping move across the Robbins -- the Robins' | :25:42. | :25:48. | |
defensive line. It was a clinical finish. They sneaked in the corner, | :25:48. | :25:50. | |
getting the ball down before hitting the corner flag. It was | :25:50. | :25:54. | |
becoming a bleak night for the visitors, emphasised by the wasting | :25:54. | :25:59. | |
of what few for chances they had in the first half. The Dragons on the | :25:59. | :26:02. | |
other hand were in the main clinical. They continued to press | :26:02. | :26:07. | |
and Menzies continued to show why he had made it into Super League's | :26:07. | :26:17. | |
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immediately after that score, having been taken ill. He was | :26:23. | :26:27. | |
replaced by Robert Hicks but the Dragons continued their serene | :26:27. | :26:37. | |
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process. A Dureau penalty extending from Morgan was, you can bet it | :26:42. | :26:46. | |
didn't include allowing the home side yet another try in the first | :26:46. | :26:53. | |
set. Raguin creating something out of nothing. Millard with a touch | :26:53. | :27:03. | |
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down. More poor defending gifted when they got their first try. It | :27:15. | :27:25. | |
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Soon afterwards Raguin extended the lead further, barging his way | :27:29. | :27:39. | |
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through the defence to join the lay-off, Stacul did well to touch | :27:45. | :27:49. | |
down in the corner for the 8th try of the evening. By now it was | :27:49. | :27:54. | |
merely a case of damage limitation to Justin Morgan's men. Even the | :27:54. | :27:57. | |
luck was with the Dragons. The ricochet off Dobsons summed up | :27:57. | :28:04. | |
Rovers' night. Greenshields was the beneficiary. The Dragons were | :28:04. | :28:07. | |
clearly enjoying themselves and throwing the ball around with | :28:07. | :28:12. | |
abandon. It led to one last try before the final whistle. Blanch | :28:12. | :28:18. | |
completing his hat-trick on a night when he could have scored five. It | :28:18. | :28:22. | |
finished 56-six, an emphatic win for Catalan Dragons. A sad way for | :28:22. | :28:29. | |
Justin Morgan to bow out of Super The stands are slowly filling ahead | :28:29. | :28:32. | |
of this game. We have our mouth- watering looking ahead to that. | :28:32. | :28:36. | |
Another very impressive performers in the play-offs. Catalan looked | :28:36. | :28:40. | |
good against Hull Kingston Rovers. They did, they executed well. It | :28:40. | :28:45. | |
was hot, humid. And I am sorry for the ravers because it was a bridge | :28:45. | :28:49. | |
too far in the end. Catalan, you can see them pushing on. Can you | :28:49. | :28:54. | |
see them doing any real damage from here running? I can, because | :28:54. | :28:57. | |
they're so Dearing -- they are so dangerous. They have no fear. | :28:57. | :29:01. | |
They're on the road for the next couple of games -- games. They have | :29:01. | :29:05. | |
a game that can trouble anybody. The players they have in their team, | :29:05. | :29:09. | |
and extremely difficult prospect facing the Catalans. An emotional | :29:09. | :29:13. | |
and for Hull Kingston Rovers. They have players leaving, but in | :29:13. | :29:15. | |
particular Justin Morgan. He has had a real impression there since | :29:15. | :29:21. | |
he has taken over. He is starting his career in Toulouse come and | :29:21. | :29:25. | |
ending up the Catalans yesterday. Justin Morgan had a massive | :29:25. | :29:28. | |
influence and deserves all the plaudits anyone can give him and | :29:28. | :29:32. | |
week give him our best. The best to Justin with whatever lies ahead in | :29:32. | :29:37. | |
his career, whether over here or in Australia. The noise is building. | :29:37. | :29:40. | |
Wigan against St Helens, always a must win game and boy, are we | :29:41. | :29:50. | |
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The most recent clash between these two was in style. The Warriors have | :29:52. | :29:56. | |
remained dominant over their fiercest rivals this season, | :29:56. | :30:01. | |
winning three out of four meetings, including a famous victory in the | :30:01. | :30:06. | |
Challenge Cup semi-finals. Ryan Noble and Ray French are | :30:06. | :30:16. | |
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been fascinating the crowds since well before the birth of rugby | :30:17. | :30:26. | |
league itself. Wigan's regular back division has prolific 0.8 scorers | :30:26. | :30:34. | |
Tomkins and Richards the main dangers. Expect Leuluai to steer | :30:34. | :30:44. | |
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give St Helens a chance from the start. There will be no hot | :31:18. | :31:28. | |
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favourites in this. Local derby at in! Brilliant defence. Had the | :31:50. | :31:55. | |
skill been better here from Gaskell, they should have gone for the | :31:55. | :32:03. | |
corner. You can see how much that goal line defence to build -- ment | :32:03. | :32:13. | |
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back! He can't get over on the last held up by a fantastic Wigan | :33:33. | :33:43. | |
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defence, gets the ball back, scored! Paul Wellens is in. | :33:56. | :34:06. | |
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Tremendous run from the Saints captain. Terrific effort. 198th | :34:06. | :34:16. | |
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this is what they are capable of. Gaskell finds him out the back and | :34:24. | :34:30. | |
he takes on Paul Deacon and Hansen. How much does it mean to him? What | :34:30. | :34:40. | |
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a fantastic finish from Paul for Pat Richards and heal normally | :35:36. | :35:46. | |
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come up trumps. -- and he will under the post. Terrific try for | :36:14. | :36:23. | |
John Lomax. Finished off with the ease, but it started with Roby. A | :36:23. | :36:33. | |
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satisfied Royce Simmons. Roby and land. Lomax on the inside and he | :36:51. | :37:01. | |
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is in! The referee is looking to relentless. He couldn't get it! | :38:57. | :39:07. | |
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That's a penalty. Wellens holding down. Not much he could do. | :39:11. | :39:21. | |
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still Wigan come at them. Finch is down. A metre from the line. | :39:26. | :39:36. | |
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putting it down. Wellens is screaming for the forward pass. The | :39:41. | :39:51. | |
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referee says no. It's a try and to get right back in. It's a try | :41:16. | :41:24. | |
for Finch. Wigan have scored. O'Loughlin clenches his fist. It | :41:24. | :41:30. | |
all stemmed from that controversial incident at the tackle. Brilliant | :41:30. | :41:36. | |
play, all on the back of this penalty from Wilkin. From the | :41:36. | :41:40. | |
subsequent penalty, what do we see? It's about Brett Finch. Deacon | :41:40. | :41:47. | |
passes the ball early. O'Loughlin on the spot on the inside. The pass | :41:47. | :41:57. | |
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edged Wigan ever nearer. He does. Lomax again. St Helens have hit | :42:57. | :43:05. | |
back immediately. No hesitation from the referee. Saints and | :43:05. | :43:15. | |
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another four points and Wigan's don't try and pass to anybody | :43:23. | :43:30. | |
that's not there. Lomax got it. Paul Wellens on the inside. What a | :43:30. | :43:40. | |
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Still Wigan press and look two points, Brian? This is a big | :45:08. | :45:18. | |
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tackle, tremendous effort. Hansen there, still St Helens pressing. | :45:38. | :45:44. | |
Roby has to go himself. Delayed too long. Three tackles remaining, five | :45:44. | :45:53. | |
metres from the line. Here's a chance. McCarthy-Scarsbrook! The | :45:53. | :46:00. | |
fans go Wild behind the posts! The dry has been given, no referral to | :46:00. | :46:03. | |
the video referee. St Helens took the right decision. Just look at | :46:03. | :46:13. | |
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Here we go. There is the penalty on the Bakiyev Moore. McCarthy scars | :46:18. | :46:28. | |
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but, nobody is going to stop the the St Helens fans. 26-12 to St | :46:43. | :46:53. | |
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Another try for Wigan! Saints upset by Soliola's movement from the | :47:28. | :47:33. | |
pitch in coming back but Wigan taking advantage and Tomkins has | :47:33. | :47:38. | |
scored, begin have to stretch over and grabbed the four.. There you go, | :47:38. | :47:45. | |
Soliola is back on the field, Leuluai were is the architect. Liz | :47:45. | :47:52. | |
Moyer finds aback play, Tomkins' long arms stretches it down over | :47:52. | :48:02. | |
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the line. Here we see Wellens gets forced -- for Wigan. They will not | :48:11. | :48:20. | |
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Forward. They are hanging on here, St. They are looking tired. They | :49:02. | :49:12. | |
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away. Ten-minute dash ten metres from the line. St Helens clinging | :49:17. | :49:26. | |
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to the game here. Wigan frantically Tomkins interfering. What a game! | :49:48. | :49:55. | |
Charnley can't come up with it. Gaskell does. He is it's -- he has | :49:56. | :50:05. | |
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stolen it when he has tackled. You that surely is a win for St Helens. | :50:23. | :50:33. | |
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on the whistle. The Saints fans roaring their side on. They know it | :50:48. | :50:54. | |
is all over now. A magnificent win for the Saints. The first this | :50:54. | :51:04. | |
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season and one which gives them a Well, who would have thought that? | :51:04. | :51:08. | |
This man would, he predicted it. St Helens would have a big play it -- | :51:08. | :51:12. | |
say the players. What a brilliant game, what a great advert for our | :51:12. | :51:17. | |
game in particular. Both sets of players were fantastic. Was | :51:17. | :51:22. | |
expecting it? Probably sneakily. This showed the form book out, | :51:22. | :51:26. | |
through the betting slips away. Both teams deserve credit. Wigan | :51:26. | :51:30. | |
have lost against St Helens today. They lost against Warrington at the | :51:30. | :51:33. | |
beckoned of the regular season. How damaging is that psychologically? | :51:33. | :51:40. | |
It will have a part to play. They will have to work on it. Physically | :51:40. | :51:43. | |
they are good. Champion teams don't like getting beaten like that, | :51:43. | :51:46. | |
certainly at home in a play-off game they are expected to win. They | :51:46. | :51:51. | |
will be smarting. They have to play next week, having done all the way | :51:51. | :51:55. | |
the Challenge Cup. It is draining. It is about managing that. They | :51:55. | :51:58. | |
know how to play together now. It is about getting them emotionally | :51:58. | :52:02. | |
right after today and last week against Warrington and getting them | :52:02. | :52:07. | |
ready for a huge task next week. Helens will be at home in two weeks | :52:07. | :52:11. | |
and they are looking good for a Grand Final place. They needed that | :52:11. | :52:14. | |
win. When it was seven minutes to go I was thinking they needed next | :52:14. | :52:18. | |
week off because they have invested everything today. They will get the | :52:18. | :52:23. | |
few players back as well. The two weeks is a fabulous time for Saints. | :52:23. | :52:28. | |
It has been a memorable week so far. We have seen three fantastic games, | :52:28. | :52:31. | |
victories for Warrington, Catalan and St Helens and there is one game | :52:31. | :52:35. | |
to go. You can keep in touch with the | :52:35. | :52:45. | |
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